Grade Level: Kindergarten
Title:
Living and Non-Living Things &
God Created Living and Non-Living Things
Denomination: Christian
Lesson ID: LS-GK-07-CH
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LIFE SCIENCE – GRADE K - CHRISTIAN
LESSON TITLE: Living and Non-Living Things & God Created Living and Non-Living Things
SCIENCE LESSON CONCEPT
RELIGION LESSON CONCEPT
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Living and non-living things
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God created all things: living and non-living
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Identification of differences between living and non-living
things
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All things on earth are gifts from God
GOAL OF SCIENCE LESSON
GOAL OF RELIGION LESSON
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Students will learn what a living thing is.
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Students will learn that God created the earth.
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Students will learn what a non-living thing is.
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Students will learn that God made all things: living and
non-living.
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Students will learn what makes living and non-living things
different.
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Students will learn that God gave us this beautiful
earth as a gift for us to enjoy, use, and care for.
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OUTCOME EXPECTED
OUTCOME EXPECTED
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Students will sort living and non-living things.
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Students will become more aware of the gifts God has
given us on earth.
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Students will describe the differences between living and
non-living things.
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Students will draw a picture of their favorite gifts from
God.
MATERIALS NEEDED
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Chart paper
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4” x 4” pictures of living and non-living things
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1” x 1” pictures of living and non-living things – enough so
each student has 5 living and 5 non-living pictures
(boardmaker is perfect for this project)
MATERIALS NEEDED
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4” x 4” pictures of living and non-living things
(need pictures of things from all over the world)
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4” x 4 “ pictures of things too tiny to be seen (atoms,
bacteria)
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Globe
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Two-column worksheet labeled living and non-living
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Drawing paper
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Glue stick
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Crayons/markers
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Pencil
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Pencil
SCIENCE METHODOLOGY
RELIGION METHODOLOGY
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REVIEW what is a living and a non-living thing.
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ASK: What has God made? (everything)
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WRITE a definition on chart paper for each.
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USING the 4x4 pictures, ask volunteers to tell if the item is
living or non-living.
SAY: Some things we can see and touch and other
things are too tiny to see.
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ASK: What are some things that we can see or feel?
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ASK: How do you know it is living? How do you know if it
is non-living?
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ASK: What are some things that are too tiny for us to
see? (germs, molecules)
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GIVE each student the two-column worksheet.
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SHOW the globe to the students.
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HAVE the student write their name on the worksheet.
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EXPLAIN that it is a model of our planet, the Earth.
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EXPLAIN that they are to use the small (1x1) pictures to
pick 5 living and 5 non-living pictures.
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USE pictures to describe things from around the world.
(koala bear, tepee, igloo, penguins, lizards, lions,
whales, mountains)
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ALLOW time for students to pick pictures.
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USE pictures to show things we can see and not see
(lava, bacteria, atoms)
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ASK: Can you name some living things? (plants,
animals, people)
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ASK: Can you name some non-living things? (rocks,
soil, minerals, water, sky, etc.)
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ASK: Who made all the living and non-living things?
(God)
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HAVE the students take a piece of drawing paper, write
their name on the back and on the front draw the 5 gifts
from God that they love the most.
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REMIND them to use correct colors for things and draw
good details.
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DISCUSS their 5 favorite gifts from God.
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DISPLAY their drawings.
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HAVE the students place the pictures on the two-column
worksheet.
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TEACHER should check each worksheet before having
the student glue the pictures on the worksheet.
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REVIEW with the class the 5 living things pictures.
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REVIEW with the class the 5 non-living things pictures.
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DISPLAY the worksheets.
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POSIT: Our world is made up of living and non-living
things.
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POSIT: God created everything: living and non-living.
He created everything and gave it to us to use, to care
for, and to enjoy.
SCIENCE LINKS
RELIGIOUS LINKS
www.instructorweb.com/lesson/livingthings.asp
Living and Non-Living Things Lesson Plan, Characteristics ...
living things lesson plan characteristic nonliving science
plants environment animal world kid primary teaching learning
students elementary ...
www.gardenofpraise.com/bibl1s.htm
The Creation Children's Bible Lessons, Bible Stories for
Kids, The Creation, Bible memory pegs
www.firstschoolyears.com/science/
resources/games/ourselves/...
Sorting Living and Non-living Things Sort the pictures into
living and non-living things.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things
classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/living-things.htm
Science Online Living Things The student will investigate how
living things interact with one another and with nonliving
elements ......
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www.catholicmom.com/lesson_plan.htm
Catholic Sunday School Lesson Plans for Sunday Gospel
and ... Catholic Religious Education Lesson Plans for
Sunday Gospel and ... Creation Lesson Plan; Creation ... A
fun way to review a lesson with your children or ... Click on
Lesson Index and scroll down to Creation..three good
activities.
KEY WORDS
KEY WORDS
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LIVING
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GLOBE
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NON-LIVING
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GOD
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ALIVE
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GIFTS
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ANIMAL
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LIVING
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PLANT
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NON-LIVING
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MOVE
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FOOD
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TALK
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SHELTER
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PLAY
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GROW
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EAT
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DRINK
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BREATHE
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GOD
GIFTS
LIVING
NON-LIVING
FOOD
SHELTER
NON-LIVING
ALIVE
ANIMAL
PLANT
MOVE
TALK
LS-GK-07-CH-KEYWORDS
BREATHE
DRINK
EAT
GROW
PLAY
GLOBE
LIVING
KEY WORDS